flat, fast, traffic free course along Toronto/Lake Ontario waterfront

Kenya's Kenneth Mungara and Sharon Cherop ran the fastest men's and women's marathons ever on Canadian soil, and Hamilton's Reid Coolsaet took a giant leap towards achieving his Olympic dream, Sunday at the 21st Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (STWM).

Mungara won his third consecutive STWM title completing the 42.195-kilometre course in 2:07:58, smashing his previous record of 2:08:32, set in 2009. Jafred Chirchir was second in 2:08:09 and Daniel Rono, who won the 2006 event, was third in 2:08:14 - completing the Kenyan sweep of the men's podium. Kenyan runners have won the STWM race for the past five years.

Mungara, Cherop, Coolsaet Top Record-Setting Day at Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

Toronto Waterfront Marathon

Human Interest Story

Matt Loiselle hopes to represent Canada at the 2012 Olympic Games and his marathon race in Toronto this past weekend was a big learning opportunity.

Toronto Waterfront Marathon A Steep Learning Curve For Loiselle

Post-Race Review/ Results

Kenneth Mungara, Kenya, won a third consecutive Toronto Waterfront Marathon by breaking his own course record and running a time of 2 hours 7 minutes and 57 seconds.

Toronto Waterfront Marathon Three-Peat For Mungara

Kenyan Kenneth Mungara broke his own course record to win the Toronto Waterfront Marathon with a time of 2 hours 7 minutes and 58 seconds.

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results